A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.17

v1.c13.17

Indra makes the sages acquainted with a series of vitalizing (jīvanīya) plants, 36 growing in the Himālayas, which, when taken with milk for six months, bestow a maximum life span (paramāyus); the plants mentioned by name are: aindrī, brāhmī, 37 payasyā, kṣīrapuṣpī, śrāvaṇī, mahāśrāvaṇī, śatāvarī, 38 vidārī, 39 jīvantī, 40 punarnavā, nāgabalā, 41 sthirā, vacā, 42 chattrā, aticchattrā, medā, and mahāmedā (indrokta rasāyana; 4.6). 43